Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2020–Konrad Putzier (subscription)Real estate giant SL Green Realty Corp.’s agreement to sell the former New York Daily News headquarters for $815 million has collapsed after …
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Preserving Affordable Housing
Washington Post, March 19, 2020–Haisten Willis While efforts to create new affordable housing generate debate and policy proposals nationwide, a less discussed issue is how to preserve and improve the …
Hit by Coronavirus Slowdown, Hotels Try Catering to the Quarantined
Wall Street Journal, March 19, 2020–Newley Purnell and Frances Yoon (subscription) With the coronavirus pandemic pummeling global travel, some hotels are employing a new tactic to boost bookings: targeting guests …
Coronavirus Recession Looms, Its Course ‘Unrecognizable’
New York Times, Mar. 21, 2020–Nelson D. SchwartzThe American economy is facing a plunge into uncharted waters. Economists say there is little doubt that the nation is headed into a …
MBA Chart of the Week: Year-to-Date Returns for REIT Stocks
How the health, social and economic impacts of the coronavirus outbreak flow through to commercial and multifamily properties remains clouded in uncertainty – mainly because of the uncertainty about the virus itself and our public and private responses to it. One thing that is clear is that different property types and different markets will be affected differently.
Barrack Sees Commercial Mortgage Collapse If Liquidity Crisis Isn’t Addressed
Bloomberg, Mar. 23, 2020 (Video)Real estate billionaire and Colony Capital CEO Tom Barrack said there is a “liquidity crisis” in the U.S. commercial mortgage market and said banks and government …
Marriott, Hotel Owners Furlough Thousands of Workers, Cut Staff
Wall Street Journal, Mar. 22, 2020–Craig Karmin, Esther Fung (subscription)Marriott International Inc., the world’s largest hotel company, and a growing number of hotel owners are furloughing tens of thousands of …
MBA Recognizes Premier Members
MBA is proud to recognize its Premier Members and to thank them for their continued support of MBA and the real estate finance industry.
CREF Highlights
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA relevant to your business and our industry.
How We Policy–MBA Advocacy Resources for Commercial Real Finance Video
MBA Associate Vice President Alden Knowlton and members of MBA’s Commercial/Multifamily Board of Governors highlight the value of MBA’s advocacy including Mortgage Action Alliance, MORPAC and NAC (National Advocacy Conference). …